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C/2001 A1 (LINEAR)

Basic Information of C/2001 A1 (LINEAR)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.379419
Eccentricity 0.988979
Inclination (deg) 60.146500
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 340.234900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 107.278000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 3172.304623

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 2000-09-16T02:10:53.760
Period (years) 3172.304623

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 12:42:53.03 -71:55:14.1 45.449 3.45 142.6 HIP 62247 17.33
2025-11-22 12:43:03.83 -71:56:19.8 45.452 3.44 143.4 HIP 62247 17.59
2025-11-23 12:43:14.44 -71:57:26.1 45.454 3.44 144.2 HIP 62247 17.97
2025-11-24 12:43:24.87 -71:58:33.1 45.456 3.44 144.9 HIP 62247 18.47
2025-11-25 12:43:35.11 -71:59:40.7 45.458 3.44 145.7 HIP 62247 19.07
2025-11-26 12:43:45.15 -72:00:48.9 45.460 3.44 146.5 HIP 62247 19.76
2025-11-27 12:43:55.00 -72:01:57.7 45.462 3.44 147.3 HIP 62247 20.54
2025-11-28 12:44:04.65 -72:03:07.0 45.464 3.43 148.0 HIP 62247 21.40
2025-11-29 12:44:14.10 -72:04:16.9 45.465 3.43 148.8 HIP 62247 22.32
2025-11-30 12:44:23.33 -72:05:27.3 45.466 3.43 149.6 HIP 62098 21.72
2025-12-01 12:44:32.37 -72:06:38.3 45.468 3.42 150.4 HIP 62098 20.69
2025-12-02 12:44:41.18 -72:07:49.7 45.469 3.42 151.2 HIP 62098 19.69
2025-12-03 12:44:49.79 -72:09:01.6 45.469 3.42 152.0 HIP 62098 18.73
2025-12-04 12:44:58.18 -72:10:14.0 45.470 3.41 152.8 HIP 62098 17.80
2025-12-05 12:45:06.34 -72:11:26.8 45.471 3.41 153.6 HIP 62098 16.92
2025-12-06 12:45:14.29 -72:12:40.0 45.471 3.40 154.4 HIP 62098 16.08
2025-12-07 12:45:22.01 -72:13:53.6 45.472 3.40 154.4 HIP 62098 15.31